In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GRADUALITY
graduality, gradualness
(noun) the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
graduality (usually uncountable, plural gradualities)
The state or degree of being gradual.
Source: Wiktionary
Grad"u*al"i*ty, n.
Definition: The state of being gradual; gradualness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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